Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. From 1999 - 2003, she was enrolled at Harvard University amidst acting, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She is fluent in English and Hebrew and can also speak French, Japanese, German, and Arabic.

She has won two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actress (in Closer) and one for Best Actress (in Black Swan). She has additionally won two Golden Globe Awards and one BAFTA Award.

Portman was named after the famous French song "Nathalie" by Gilbert Becaud.

After auditioning for a part in a theatre production in 1992, at the age of 11, Portman was instead chosen as one of the two understudies for the main role. The second girl chosen, her fellow understudy, was Britney Spears. The girl who got the part over us was Laura Bell Bundy.

While attending Harvard University from 1999 - 2003, Portman worked as the research assistant to Alan Dershowitz.

Portman briefly dated Jake Gyllenhaal in 2006.

Portman worked with Paul McCartney in 2007, when she appeared in the music video for his song "Dance Tonight." She starred in another McCartney music video in 2012, beside Johnny Depp for the song "My Valentine."

Portman traveled with Jack Hanna to Kigali, Rwanda in 2007 to film a nature documentary on gorillas.

Portman dated Devendra Banhart from 2007 - 2008, after appearing in his music video "Carmensita."

A vocal political activist, Portman has aided campaigns for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. Though she did not support John McCain, she stated to the media that she liked him, and that he was "a nice person."

Portman met ballet dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied on the set of Black Swan in 2009, and they began dating. The couple had a son in 2011, and married in 2012 at a private Jewish ceremony in Big Sur, California.